Private Client
Nobody likes to imagine a future without a loved one. It’s scary to think about and even harder to talk about, but our wills, trusts and probate lawyers can help ease some of the burden. We draft wills, set up trusts, advise in connection with the mitigation of tax liabilities and administer estates.
Key contacts
If you’re ready to make a will, then give me a call – I’ll listen to your needs, and find the best way to make sure your wishes are documented. I always put my clients first – no matter when they have a question, or where they need to meet me, I’m ready and available.
Succession planning, wills and inheritance tax may be issues that people delay thinking about, but they are vital both for individuals and trustees. My clients present me with a wide array of problems and I enjoy being able to provide practical solutions for them, having taken the time to get to know them and really understand their objectives.
Meet the team
Beth King-Smith
Partner, Head of Disputed Wills, Trusts & Estates, and Joint Head of Private Client, Worcester
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Our experience
As a top 50 UK law firm, we are one of the most respected legal firms in the country. We pride ourselves on delivering our legal advice at the highest standard and in a client friendly manner. Our team breaks down difficult to understand structures or complex situations to make them as easy as possible to understand.
Many members of our team hold the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners qualification and are part of The Association of Lifetime Lawyers. Private family charitable trusts is a growing area of advice and we also help an increasing number of clients to manage international assets.
Our clients
We help people from all walks of life. Whether you have a simple estate with no inheritance tax implications, or a multimillion-pound estate with lots of complex requirements, we can make sure your wishes are fulfilled. Our expertise is international, so we can help wherever you are.
Managing the legal affairs of others can be complex. We have a specialist team who look after the legal requirements of vulnerable clients, including their capacity to instruct us to act for them.
Through our Wills at Work service, we help companies to remove the complications of will and lasting power of attorney drafting for their staff, providing the employee and the employer with the confidence that their future is planned and considered.
Services from our Private Client team
Nexus – Protecting your wealth and your future
We understand that managing your legal and tax affairs can be complicated. Keeping yourself up to date with matters which might have an impact on your own circumstances is important and this is why we’ve created Nexus, our publication for private wealth clients.
Full of articles and insight on wealth protection and planning, Nexus focuses on key issues affecting private individuals with more complex wealth matters.
Our Private Wealth sector
Clients who have built a significant assets base may face a complex legal and tax landscape. Our experts, who cover a range of legal disciplines, are on hand to provide specialist legal guidance and support to help individuals, their families, trustees and family offices.
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Legal updates and thought leadership
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1 June 2026
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Recognition of our work
Legal 500 2026 – Top Tier Firm
Harriet was excellent in her support and professionalism. If I have any problems or things I am not sure on I feel confident in asking Harriet for her honest and clear advice.